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sollen
     1. v. (auxiliary) should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall
           Ich soll das machen. - I should do that.
           Ich sollte das nicht tun. - I should not do it.
     2. v. (auxiliary) to be recommended (to do something); to be asked (to do something)
     3. v. (auxiliary) to be intended (to do something); to be meant (to be something)
     4. v. (auxiliary) to be said (to do something); reportedly; they say that; I hear that; so they say; rumor has it; supposedly.
           Es soll da viele Leute geben. - They say that there are many people there.
     5. v. (auxiliary) would; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates something that would happen in the past but after the time frame of the main clause
     6. v. (auxiliary) should; indicates that the subordinate clause indicates a hypothetical and unlikely condition for the main clause
wir
     1. pron. we
nicht
     1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb)
           Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb!
           Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true.
     2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you?
besser
     1. adj. comparative of gut; better
     2. v. first-person singular present of bessern
     3. v. singular imperative of bessern
     bessern
          1. v. to improve, to better
Jetzt
     1. n. the present; now
     2. adv. now (at this moment, right now)
           Ich bin jetzt da. - I’m here now.
           Jetzt gibt es sowas gar nicht mehr. - Such things don’t exist anymore now.
           Jetzt gab es ein lautes Geräusch. - Just then there was a loud noise.
     3. adv. now, then (expressing a logical or temporal consequence)
           Wir haben abgewaschen, jetzt müssen wir noch abtrocknen. - We've washed up, now we must dry the dishes.
           Was bedeuten jetzt die geschilderten Entwicklungen für unser Land? - Now what do the aforementioned developments mean for our country?
     4. adv. now (unstressed and expletive, used for minor emphasis)
           Was soll das jetzt heißen? - What's that supposed to mean now?
Eingreifen
     1. n. gerund of eingreifen
     2. v. to intervene, to interfere
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